Ian Makone

School / Education

No information could be found on his Junior or High School, or any tertiary education.

Service / Career

2018 – elected to Ward 18 Harare Municipality with 6747 votes, beating Angelina Simangele Zachariah of Zanu PF with 2484 votes, Elizabeth Maswerandini Majongwe of PRC with 257 votes, Kelvin Motsi, independent with 205 votes, Praisemore Cliford Jabangwe, independent with 167 votes, Neville Sunungurayi Mutsvangwa, independent with 143 votes, Gabriel Tinashe Mapfunde of BZA with 98 votes, Michael Meki of ZDU with 41 votes and Patrice Kudakwashe Nyatanga of NCA with 28 votes. ^[2]

2018 - A cousin of the same name was elected to Ward 2 Bindura Municipality with 515 votes, beating Theresa Myandadzi of Zanu PF with 483 votes, Catharine Hove, independent, with 270 votes, and Trevor Thomas Mapfumo of NPF with 61 votes. ^[2]

In the 2013 Elections, (see A History of Zimbabwean Elections) Goromonzi West returned to Parliament:

• Biata Nyamupinga of Zanu PF with 12 758 votes or 62.47 percent,
• Ian Makone of MDC–T with 7 123 votes or 34.88 percent,
• Wonder Chinamora of MDC–N with 540 votes or 2.64 percent,

Total 20 421 votes

Pomona Dump deal 2023 Councillors Report

A CoH Councillors investigation (Chaired by Ian Makone) into the Pomona Dump deal, has revealed that it would cost the City of Harare over US$1 billion while the city would derive revenue of US$60.39 million from the sale of electricity. The total cost of the project to City of Harare over the period of 30 years period will be US$1,002,202,001.65.

The report showed that the City of Harare was not allowed full involvement in the deal which was imposed on Harare by the Local Government ministry. The contract was evaluated by the Public Private Partnership (PPP) unit in the Finance ministry. And due diligence was not followed in awarding Geogenix BV, formerly Integrated Energy BV, the contract to operate the Pomona dumpsite. The PPP unit was established in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development by section 34 of the Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency Act [Chapter 14:37]. ^[3]

Election as Harare's Mayor, 2023

On 11 September 2023, Ian Makone (Cllr Ward 18) was elected as Mayor of Harare, with deputy Mayor Kudzai Kadzombe (Cllr Ward 41). The CCC won 42 of Harare’s 45 council seats. The CCC has 10 other women’s quota councillors while Zanu PF has four. Makone polled 46 votes while challenger Temany Utete of Zanu PF received seven. Kadzombe won 47 votes to beat Zanu PF’s Susan Chuma, who had seven. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Events

On election as Mayor

In a comment from the Business Times, it was noted that Ian Makone was a mature character who might address challenges at the City of Harare, specifically corruption. It was noted that Makone lost the 2018 election for Mayor, to Herbert Gomba. Since then, Gomba and Jacob Mafume have been arrested, with allegations of land theft and fraud.

It was claimed Makone was perfect for the job. He was a capable, mature and competent person. He has corporate experience and Harare is a corporate entity on its own. Makone has over 40 years’ experience in the corporate sector and served as a senior executive at the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) and served as Chief Executive of Manica Group giving him vast experience in the corporate sector. Two former Mayors, Bernard Manyenyeni and Muchadeyi Masunda said Makone’s appointment was good for the city.

His wife is Theresa Makone, a former co-Minister of Home Affairs in GNU. ^[7]

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